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Originally posted by David Emerling
Balk #1: LHP comes set. Does a jump move and throws to 1st base. Pivot foot lands behind the rubber, non-pivot foot moves backwards and lands towards 3rd base. (Coach felt that because the pivot foot landed behind the rubber, the pitcher had legally stepped off.)
I'm having a hard time visualizing this move. I've even tried to act it out. A left-hander doing a "jump move" toward first just sounds weird. Usually, a "jump move" involves making a 180-degree (or more) turn with the body. Since a left-hander is facing first, I have a hard time visualizing his jump, or, why he would jump.
Did you mean that the LHP is throwing to THIRD?
The non-pivot foot landing toward 3rd while throwing to 1st seems like something on Gumby could do.
What balk rule has the pitcher in this move violated?
I'm not questioning your judgment - I'm just trying to figure out WHAT the pitcher did and WHAT you thought was wrong with it.
David Emerling
Memphis, TN
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I have to agree with David on this.. makes no sense on that first move.. Also seems to me the second one is legal as he stepped off before he threw. If the pivot foot was still in the air when he thrwos it, you have something but if it was truly as fast as you say it is then to me and what I am visulising I cannot see how. He has to break his hands before he throws over and if he is off before he throws then there is nothing wrong there. If he hesitated before he stepped off and after he broke his hands then I can see a balk there but again, they way you described it as beeing very quick I cannot see a balk for that either.
[Edited by cowbyfan1 on Mar 20th, 2005 at 02:24 AM]